The Great Lakes Calendar features events from around the region that may be of interest to Great Lakes stakeholders, with a focus on professional conferences and events relevant to research, science, policy, and education. If you have an event you would like to publicize, please submit it below!
The Crude Oil Transport webinar series is meant to provide the latest research and resources to stakeholders in the region to inform decision-making around this complex issue.
One Water Partnerships: Innovative, inclusive, and integrated approaches to water resource management: Join us this month as we explore innovative, inclusive and integrated approaches to water resource management throughout the North Central Region. From Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Columbus, Ohio and beyond, tune in to hear how diverse stakeholders are coming together to discuss solutions and enhance water quality.
Adaptation Resources for Agriculture: A tool for assisting agriculture producers in adapting to climate variability and change: Tune in to this month’s webinar and hear from Mike Wilson, Senior Scientist at NRCS and one of the authors of Adaptation Resources for Agriculture, a publication by the USDA Climate Hubs (USDA Hubs Publication).
The Interagency Ecological Restoration Quality Committee, established by the U.S. EPA, will host a webinar presentation to walk through the process, methods, and initial outcomes of the Healthy Port Futures project, looking specifically at one of the pilot projects underway in the state of Ohio.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Lake Erie Commission, in partnership with Ohio Environmental Protection Agency requests that you save the date for the 2019 Areas of Concern Annual Conference. The Conference will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, September 11-12, 2019 at Windows on the River in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Crude Oil Transport webinar series is meant to provide the latest research and resources to stakeholders in the region to inform decision-making around this complex issue.
Ontario's leading public affairs show, 'The Agenda' is devoting its whole show on Monday, September 16th, to the Great Lakes. It will feature a panel discussion on high water levels and shoreline flooding, and recommendations from Great Lakes Action Plan 2030.
The Great Lakes Coastal Assembly and Audubon Great Lakes present the first inaugural Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Symposium, a workshop for conservation practitioners, scientists, and coastal wetland stakeholders. Over two days, participants will explore the state of our coastal wetlands in the face of a rapidly changing climate, discuss current topics related to coastal wetlands management, and provide input on the restoration of high-priority sites in the Western Lake Erie Basin.
Be a part of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District's 2019 open house as we celebrate the Cuyahoga River’s 50-year comeback story and the clean-water work that made it possible. This year’s theme celebrates note only our lake’s greatness, but the rebirth of our once-burning Cuyahoga River as well.
Join the International Joint Commission and the Duluth region’s organizations, governments and citizens who are working to protect the region’s water resources. Learn about key successes and challenges for the community’s waters, and contribute your views about the health and vitality of Lake Superior and the Great Lakes.
Join the International Joint Commission and the Ashland region’s organizations, governments and citizens who are working to protect the region’s water resources. Learn about key successes and challenges for the community’s waters, and contribute your views about the health and vitality of Lake Superior and the Great Lakes.
Registration is now open for the State of the Bay 2019 Conference to be held September 26, 2019 in Bay City, MI. This one day conference is your chance to learn about activities related to the restoration, conservation and protection of Saginaw Bay.
EPA’s Great Lakes National Program Office and the Interagency Ecological Restoration Quality Committee are pleased to announce a new publication to address the unique challenges associated with controlling and documenting the quality of ecological monitoring data. In this webinar, two of the publication's primary authors will discuss the publication's contents.
Sponsored by the Marine Technology Society, this event will focus on current mapping activities in the Great Lakes, technologies utilized, and discussion regarding priorities and impacts for the future.
The 2019 State of Lake Huron (SOLH19) Conference will be held October 8-11 on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University in Saginaw, Michigan. The event will also feature the annual meeting of the Great Lakes Beach Association, and other associated workshops and field trips.
The International Niagara Board of Control invites members of the public to participate in a teleconference-webinar to discuss the Board's Directive and annual activities on the afternoon of Tuesday October 8th, 2019, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT.
Please join us this fall for the 2019 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting, to be held October 9-11 in beautiful Québec City, Québec!
The Great Lakes Environmental Remediation and Redevelopment Conference in Lansing, Michigan is a first-of-its-kind conference that will provide a unique forum to focus on remediation and redevelopment in the Great Lakes Region.
The annual MiCorps Conference and Training is a great opportunity to learn about volunteer monitoring opportunities and to meet or reconnect with other water quality program leaders and volunteers from around the state.
The 2019 Source Water Protection Conference will provide opportunities to learn about management options for source water protection and steps you can take to develop or enhance an existing program. Designed for communities and public water supplies, attendees will learn about a variety of important topics that include ground and surface water protection issues, wellhead protection, risk communication, funding initiatives, emerging contaminants and state program updates.